Expertise:    Metallurgy and Materials Technology
                      Thermal and Deformation Process Modeling
                      Powder Metal Consolidation Processes
                      Finite Element Analysis
                      Product and Process Design

Lynn Ferguson is founder and President of DCT. He is a graduate of Drexel University where he earned a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Engineering.  Prior to forming DCT, he was employed at TRW, Inc. (1978-1982) and Republic Steel Corporation (1975-1978).  His career has focused on the broad field of mechanical metallurgy, with emphasis on thermal and deformation processing effects on metals.

Over the past decade he has been extensively involved in simulation of mechanical and thermal processes using computer-based tools such as the finite element analysis.  Example applications include:

          • Analysis of forging, extrusion and rolling processes 
          • Heat treatment of ferrous and nonferrous alloys to investigate phase transformations, distortion,
            and residual stress
          • Modeling of cold and hot powder metal consolidation 
            processes

Lynn has been active in his profession, being a working member of Cleveland Chapter of ASMI, active on national ASMI committees, an editorial review committee member for International Journal of Powder Metallurgy, and many times a participant in local and national educational seminars and short courses.  He has authored or co-authored more than 60 technical papers and 1 book.  He was elected Fellow of ASMI in 2001.

On the personal side, he was married St. Patrick's Day 1976 to Ethnea, and he has two grown children, Erin and Blake. A former collegiate and club athlete in football and lacrosse, he still plays softball over the summer months, and he and his wife enjoy weekend walks year-round in Cleveland's great MetroPark system.